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BREAKING l Sisi meets with SCAF to submit resignation - state newspaper
Wednesday 26-03-2014 02:40 PM
Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi - photo from Facebook
CAIRO, March 26 (Aswat Masriya) Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) on Wednesday to submit his resignation as defense minister, Al-Ahram said.
A source told the state newspaper that the top army chief is resigning in order to officially announce his intention to run for the upcoming presidency.
Egypt is expecting a presidential election in the first half of this year.
